Fun Business Fun Money Podcast

EPISODE 107 – The ultimate playlist to kickstart your year

“New year, who ‘dis?”

Not everyone steps into a new year feeling like they’ve got their shizz together, everything is mapped out and ready to go.

In this episode I highlight 4 previous episode recommendations you can focus on to get the clarity and purpose you need so you can take inspired action.

TRANSCRIPT

Hey there, and welcome to the Fun Business Fun Money podcast! I’m your host, Deirdre Amies.

And also, welcome to 2024! This episode goes live on Tuesday January 2nd 2024 in my part of the world. For some of you it’ll still be New Years Day, so happy new year to everyone, all around the world!

 

Still partying like its 1999?

I’m a morning person who doesn’t drink alcohol anymore, coming up 8 years now. New Years Eve is VERY different now to what it was in my 20s! That was party time back then, in fact I haven’t “partied like its 1999” like the Prince song, since it WAS 1999! That just means theres no late nights or hangovers here!

That’s also why I’m going to keep this one fairly concise. You’ve got things to do, you might be shaking off and recovering from celebrations and maybe you don’t really care about anything to do with 2024 yet lol!!

Its still summer holidays here in Australia and I’m still in relax mode for at least another week. Or thats what I’m telling myself anyway! Its pouring with rain today, hopefully thats not coming through in the background! We’ve had some WICKED summer storms.

 

When chill out and relax becomes super productive…

I always laugh about chill out and relax time because the moment I do, alllll the fresh ideas come flowing through and I’m itching to get on with them! Relax time quickly blends into super productive time.

I was thinking about this idea of a new year, a fresh start and all the resolutions and commitments we make about what we want to achieve in the year ahead.

And as we all know, most of those end up falling by the wayside, in the bin, forgotten in a corner with the dust bunnies.

We get to the end of a year, and maybe it didn’t pan out how you imagined. It becomes easy to shrug and decided “I’ll start again in 2024.”

 

Its time to do something different!

Well, here we are, its 2024! How about we make THIS the year you stake a claim, draw a line in the sand, and take action to create something fresh and new? Do something different! I’m always down for that.

I’m not a big fan of podcasts that simply repost old episodes as if they’re fresh and new, no matter how good they are. That’s not how I want to roll around here, but I DO have a couple of previous episodes I want to highlight today BECAUSE they’re really good. #justsaying! 

This week, take some time to check in with these goal related episodes so you DO feel inspired and ready for action in 2024. Even if its later in the year or long past 2024 when you’re listening to this, its never too late to set a goal, set an intention, and take action. You can do that right now!

 

Here’s my top 4 recommendations to go back and have a listen to…

 

Episode 95: Want more time and energy? Drop the responsibility

This one was quite personal for me, about a revelation I had while listening to another podcast. It literally hit me like a bolt of lightning that “I am responsible for everyone and everything.”

I think this is particularly important for those of us who are Nurturer money archetypes, or have it quite high in our list of scores. I think its 4th place for me.

Nurturers are always putting others needs and wants before our own.

Sacrificing ourselves and prioritising everyone else is something that needs to stop if we’re going to avoid burning out and fading away.

We don’t want to be resenting serving others because we’ve sacrificed our own needs.

That doesn’t mean you stop caring about others and only think about yourself, we’re not talking about selfish or self-absorbed behaviour here. It simply means you give more recognition to where your time and energy is going.

There needs to be a balance between serving or caring for others, and serving or caring for yourself.

If this is you, I give you permission to find more balance in 2024, you can drop the responsibility! Not that you need actual permission, you don’t need ANYONE to give you permission. But sometimes you need someone to say it out loud anyway.

If the one thing you do is step into 2024 feeling fresh and empowered, its going to be an amazing year.

 

Episode 97: How to choose (and use!) your Word of the Year

Not everyone likes a Word of the Year, but I also believe thats because they’re not using it to its full potential. In this episode I outline the how and why of choosing your Word of the Year.

My word for 2023 was Freedom, something I definitely feel I’ve created in almost every area of my life and business.

My word for 2024 is RECEIVE, I’m open to receiving more good vibes, connecting with great people, enjoying more awesome coffee! Along with more money, more clients, more energy AND even more freedom.

There’s a whole lot more to your Word of the Year than just picking something out of thin air and declaring “this is my word.”

That’s a very surface level approach. You may as well slap something up on Facebook, get a round of applause from everybody and be done with it.

I have a far more strategic approach to it, which is covered in my Word of the Year Advanced Strategy mini-course.

Its a workbook plus a series of videos walking you through the process to choose your word and develop a strategy applying it to 3 key areas – business, money and lifestyle.

You’ll find the link to check out the Word of the Year Advanced Strategy mini-course in the description and the show notes.

 

Episode 99: Set powerful intentions for your best year yet

Similar in a way to setting goals and choosing a Word of the Year, setting intentions is a great way to review the year thats been and decide what you’re not taking with you into 2024.

We follow the 80/20 rule on this one, Pareto’s law, which says 80% of your results come from 20% of your clients and your effort.

I walk you through the whole process in that episode, plus there’s a free worksheet you can download to really see where your time, energy and attention is best focused in 2024.

Intentionally aligning your actions with your goals and the outcomes you want will never steer you wrong!

 

Episode 101: Crush your goals and create powerful results in 2024

And one final recommendation, this one is about setting relevant goals based on the experience you want to have.

If you’re aiming to do something you’ve done before, its not really inspiring. You already KNOW how to do it, and if you’re a “been there done that” kind of person like me, it becomes a bit “meh”.

Then there are things you’ve not done before but you’re pretty sure you know how to get there. Someone else may have already done it and you can follow their path. Which is a great goal and certainly an easier ride than trying to figure it all out on your own!

But you still need to do a sense check every step of the way to make sure what you’re doing feels right FOR YOU.

The system or path you’re following may have been mapped out by someone who is a completely different archetype or personality to you. Maybe they have a different human design to you. It works great for them and anyone else who is the same or similar to them, but it may not be ideal for you.

The next level up from that is if you know you’re meant for something BIG in 2024, you’ve got a ton of ideas but you don’t quite know how it all comes together yet, thats an excellent goal to set.

And its also an excellent goal to get some help with, some clarity around it, from myself or someone like me.

One of the biggest things my clients talk about is how easy I make it for them to implement and bring their ideas to life. Several of them are super creative big thinkers with a ton of ideas, but they’ve got no structure or follow through.

We take a look at all their expertise, ALL OF IT. We turn it into a clean, simple offer that’s easy for them to execute and deliver. THEIR clients love it because they’re not overwhelmed, everyone wins!

If that’s something you want in 2024 as well, send me a DM and lets talk! I’m @funbusinessfunmoney, all one word, on both Facebook and Instagram.

Connect with me on LinkedIn, I’m Deirdre Amies there.

You can check out all the ways you can work with me via the ‘work with me’ link in the description and the show notes. It could be my IGNITE business and money coaching program, a VIP day looking at a specific area of your business, or a Business Alchemy day on Voxer where we map out ALL the things.

 

That’s what I’ve got for you today, happy new year and welcome to 2024. Set your sights on a fresh year, fresh goals, fresh energy, and lets make some business magic happen!

Take care, have fun stepping into a new year, and I’ll catch you in the next episode.